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VMware perpetual license holders receive cease-and-desist letters from Broadcom

Broadcom says it may audit VMware users.

Broadcom has been sending cease-and-desist letters to owners of VMware perpetual licenses with expired support contracts, Ars Technica has confirmed. Similarly, users online have reported receiving cease-and-desist letters even though they haven't issued updates since losing VMware support. If a customer wanted to hide stuff, it could easily be done (disclaimer: I have never done this, but since it's all self-reporting in clear text with no security checksums or anything to detect tampering, it would be easy to do)."

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